Elements of surprise: Neutron stars contribute little, but something’s making gold, research finds – Phys.org

Neutron star collisions do not create the quantity of chemical elements previously assumed, a new analysis of galaxy evolution finds. The research also reveals that current models can’t explain the amount of gold in the cosmoscreating an astronomical mystery. The work has produced a new-look Periodic Table showing the stellar origins of naturally occurring elements from carbon to uranium.
All the hydrogen in the universeincluding every molecule of it on Earthwas created in the Big Bang, which a…

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